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title: Izvor
source-url: https://roundabout-host.com/roundabout/izvor
topics: ["gtk", "software", "python", "gnu/linux", "gpl", "izvor", "utility"]
---

Izvor is a GNU/Linux universal search/launcher utility.

![Izvor screenshot](https://roundabout-host.com/roundabout/izvor/raw/master/screenshot.png)

It is written in Python, using GTK (3, not 4, and without libadwaita) for the
graphical interface. It is licensed under the GPL.

It ships without any search sources. The default search engines are located at
[Izvor Modules](https://roundabout-host.com/roundabout/izvor-modules/).

Features
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* Search anything on your device and more: applications, files, run commands
  and more
* Fully modular (every search engine is a separate Python module), engines are
  easy to write
* Asynchronous; results are delivered when they become available
* Native look and feel using GTK+, no stupid WWW GUI or hacker styling like half
  of the launchers out there; of course, it respects your GTK theme
* User modules are as easy to access as standard ones; no need to prefix your
  queries
* Fully keyboard-operable, but still usable with mouse; choose your preferred
  input method
* Plugins are configured using JSON
* Libre (GPLv3)

Currently, it is in development, lacks fuzzy search and localisation (but the main
window has no text) and is not yet packaged for any distribution. It is, however,
prepared for Flatpak, and I use it myself.

Meaning of the name
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"Izvor" is a Serbo-Croatian, Romanian, Bulgarian and Macedonian word meaning
"source". This reflects the launcher's ability to bring you search results from
many sources.
It is pronounced as "Eez-vor" with the accent as in "Izvōr", not "Īzvor".